“Gi’ me some water, my little doggie.”
“O yes, Miss Grace, my fair lady.”
“Gi’ me my comb, my little doggie.”
“O yes, Miss Grace, my fair lady.”
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“Gi’ me my baby, my little doggie.”
“O yes, Miss Grace, my fair lady.”
De gentleman hear ev’ry word. De lady say, “Oh, not’ing, my dear!” Don’ want de Busha fe hear not’ing. An’ de las’ night come, de neighbor put him up to put a pail of milk an’ a pail of hot water at de doorway an’ to cover it wid a sheet. De dead woman come an’ call out de same:
“Gi’ me my clo’es, my little doggie.”
“O yes, Miss Grace, my fair lady.”